How to Say ‘I came on the metro and it was packed.’ in Mexican Spanish
Yo vine en metro y venía lleno.
yoh BEE-neh en MEH-troh ee beh-NEE-ah YEH-noh
[yoh BEE-neh en MEH-troh ee beh-NEE-ah YEH-noh]
Phrase Breakdown
Yo vine en metro
yoh BEE-neh en MEH-troh
I came by subway
Link 'vine en' smoothly: 'vi-ne-en'. Stress VI-ne and ME-tro.
Yo vine en metro hoy.
I came by subway today.
Words in this phrase
Yo
[yoh]
I
The speaker or writer referring to themselves.
Yo prefiero el té al café.
I prefer tea over coffee.
vine
[BEE-neh]
I came
Past tense of venir, used to explain why you came to an event.
Vine para hablar con personas de su equipo.
I came to speak with people from your team.
en
[en]
by
Used with transport to say how you travel.
Vine en bicicleta.
I came by bike.
metro
[MEH-troh]
subway
The underground train system in a city.
Tomo el metro al trabajo.
I take the subway to work.
y venía lleno.
ee beh-NEE-ah YEH-noh
and it was packed.
'Venía lleno' literally means 'it was coming full'. Stress ve-NÍ-a. In Mexico 'll' sounds like the English 'y': YE-no.
El camión venía lleno.
The bus was packed.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
venía
[beh-NEE-ah]
it was coming
Imperfect tense of 'venir', describing an ongoing past state.
El tren venía muy lento.
The train was coming very slowly.
lleno
[YEH-noh]
full
Adjective meaning packed or filled; here, crowded.
El camión está lleno.
The bus is full.
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